the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

Here's a short clip of my ving tsun teacher doing some gwoh sau with a longtime student of his. He demonstrates really well (in my opinion) the directness and simplicity of the system: always taking the most direct angle to attack the center of mass. The one-inch punch that he demonstrates is just a test of conectedness/structure.

I don't realy like ving tsun (or any pronounce of it), because they do the same all the time. They beat up there own guys...
But somehow I liked this vid.

lol I certainly know what you mean! There are plenty of examples of *ing *ung teachers beating the crap out of a submisive student who throws a lame punch and then gets a million chain punches in the face. Of course, that isn't at all the point. Control of the opponent through structure and angles of attack, luring the opponent in to a counter attack...good ving tsun is a pretty refined thing, as is any martial art at a high level.

Just because it's been awhile...ahem...ahem....Waaaatahhhhh!!!

Now all we need is the shot of Shawn and DDV on the back of the motorbike

And the Hoff's recurring grouch

Sean wrote:lol I certainly know what you mean! There are plenty of examples of *ing *ung teachers beating the crap out of a submisive student who throws a lame punch and then gets a million chain punches in the face. Of course, that isn't at all the point. Control of the opponent through structure and angles of attack, luring the opponent in to a counter attack...good ving tsun is a pretty refined thing, as is any martial art at a high level.

Yeah I know It just bothers me, that if they always get there best student how on earth he cannot punch back? Just for one time please. Hit your master!!!!! (Ialways pray for this but never happens )
edit: it's just like the PH demonstrations in tai chee.

Well, if it makes you feel better I did bust his lip with a spin kick once during sparring. Of course, I was never able to do that again.

Sean wrote:Well, if it makes you feel better I did bust his lip with a spin kick once during sparring. Of course, I was never abele to do that again.

It makes me happy, because i like it when you don't just hear from an instructor the awsomnes.

Here are some more clips from my teacher Michael Kurth and my fellow kung fu brothers!









Enjoy!

The sifu is good, the student in the first clip (OP) did not have correct body karma (structure) in his bong sau, or correct angles. Kudos to the sifu tho.